Skyscraper (2018) is a high-stakes action film that delivers a thrilling blend of suspense, heart-pounding moments, and jaw-dropping visual effects. Directed and written by Rawson Marshall Thurber, this American action movie stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Neve Campbell, and an ensemble cast featuring Kinh Hán, Roland Møller, Noah Taylor, Byron Mann, Pablo Schreiber, and Hannah Quinlivan. Set against the backdrop of a mᴀssive, state-of-the-art skyscraper in Hong Kong, Skyscraper offers an exhilarating ride, as the protagonist, Will Sawyer, fights to rescue his family and survive a ᴅᴇᴀᴅly conspiracy within the towering inferno.
The film opens with an intense personal tragedy that shapes the life of Will Sawyer, a former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader turned security expert. After a horrific accident leaves him with a prosthetic leg, Will is hired to ᴀssess the security of a futuristic skyscraper called the Pearl, a marvel of engineering that stretches miles into the sky.
However, what should be a routine job quickly turns into a nightmare when the building is set ablaze by a criminal plot, trapping his family inside. As the fire spreads, Will must fight against time, extreme odds, and ᴅᴇᴀᴅly threats to save his loved ones and prevent the building from collapsing in a blaze of destruction.
